2021
Glycemic Control as an Early Prognostic Marker in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Alpertunga I, Sadiq R, Pandya D, Lo T, Dulgher M, Evans S, Bennett B, Rennert N, Frank R. Glycemic Control as an Early Prognostic Marker in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. Frontiers In Oncology 2021, 11: 571855. PMID: 33718132, PMCID: PMC7947820, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.571855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaImproved overall survivalOverall survivalGlycemic controlCA 19Serum tumor markers CA 19Cox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsTumor marker CA 19Random blood glucose valuesEarly glycemic controlAdvanced pancreatic cancerPresence of diabetesCohort of patientsMonths of treatmentEarly prognostic markerImpaired glucose metabolismLog-rank testHazards regression modelsKaplan-Meier estimatesLarge patient cohortNovel prognostic biomarkerBlood glucose valuesLow glucose levels
2020
2021 Coding Changes: What Audiologists Need to Know
Stern Carolyn G, Rennert N. 2021 Coding Changes: What Audiologists Need to Know. The Hearing Journal 2020, 74: 6. DOI: 10.1097/01.hj.0000725056.46888.25.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Frequency of Capillary Blood Glucose (CBG) Testing for Adult Hospitalized Patients on Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN): A Pilot Study
Rohrmann C, Dellatte J, Loveless A, Gruss C, Rennert N. Frequency of Capillary Blood Glucose (CBG) Testing for Adult Hospitalized Patients on Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN): A Pilot Study. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 2017, 117: a25. DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.06.250.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Hypoglycemia in the Hospital: Systems-Based Approach to Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention
Varlamov EV, Kulaga ME, Khosla A, Prime DL, Rennert NJ. Hypoglycemia in the Hospital: Systems-Based Approach to Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention. Hospital Practice 2014, 42: 163-172. PMID: 25502140, DOI: 10.3810/hp.2014.10.1153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient diabetes careImmediate adverse reactionsUnfavorable clinical outcomeAmerican Diabetes AssociationTransitions of careInpatient glycemic controlHealth care costsAdditional hospital resourcesCoordination of nutritionQuality improvement effortsAcute illnessGlycemic controlHospitalized patientsClinical outcomesPredispose patientsDiabetes AssociationHypoglycemic eventsDiabetes careAdverse reactionsEndocrine SocietyInsulin administrationPatient educationHospital resourcesHypoglycemiaHospital routineTimely Blood Glucose Testing and Insulin Administration in a Community Teaching Hospital with a Room Service Meal Program: A Pilot Study
Rohrmann C, Ritchie J, Dhanorkar S, Bienashaski L, Nadolny B, Berman L, Rennert N. Timely Blood Glucose Testing and Insulin Administration in a Community Teaching Hospital with a Room Service Meal Program: A Pilot Study. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 2014, 114: a67. DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.06.223.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Relationship between Sleep Disorders and the Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Ioja S, Weir ID, Rennert NJ. Relationship between Sleep Disorders and the Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Postgraduate Medicine 2012, 124: 119-129. PMID: 22913900, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2012.07.2573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood glucose metabolismCommon sleep disorderSleep disordersGlucose metabolismSleep apneaContinuous positive airway pressureType 2 diabetes mellitusMultiple body functionsPositive airway pressureObstructive sleep apneaRestless legs syndromeManagement of diabetesDevelopment of abnormalitiesNonglycemic outcomesAirway pressureDiabetes mellitusLegs syndromeWork disorderInsufficient sleepType 2Body functionsDisordersMellitusApneaSleep
2011
Insular Variant of Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
Fat I, Kulaga M, Regina, Carling T, Theoharis C, Rennert NJ. Insular Variant of Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma. Endocrine Practice 2011, 17: 115-121. PMID: 20634178, DOI: 10.4158/ep09368.ra.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomography/Emission tomography/Differentiated thyroid carcinomaThyroid carcinomaTomography/Thyroid cancerTotal thyroidectomyAggressive managementDistant metastasisRadioactive iodine remnant ablationTomography/magnetic resonance imagingPoorly Differentiated Thyroid CarcinomaInsular variantFine needle aspiration cytologyEpithelial thyroid cancerRadioactive iodine ablationTomography/magnetic resonancePositron emission tomography/magnetic resonanceRadioactive iodine uptakeAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaWhole-body scanningEnglish-language literatureMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyAdditional imaging modalities
2005
Eliminating Inpatient Sliding-Scale Insulin: A Reeducation Project With Medical House Staff Response to Baldwin et al.
Peterson AA, Charney P, Rennert NJ. Eliminating Inpatient Sliding-Scale Insulin: A Reeducation Project With Medical House Staff Response to Baldwin et al. Diabetes Care 2005, 28: 2987-2987. PMID: 16331871, DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.12.2987.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Preventing cardiovascular disease in diabetes and glucose intolerance: evidence and implications for care
Rennert NJ, Charney P. Preventing cardiovascular disease in diabetes and glucose intolerance: evidence and implications for care. Primary Care Clinics In Office Practice 2003, 30: 569-592. PMID: 14692202, DOI: 10.1016/s0095-4543(03)00035-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factor reductionRisk factor reductionDiabetic patientsGlycemic controlPrevention of CVDType 2 diabetesCommon etiologic pathwayPhysical activity planFactor reductionHealth care interventionsCommunity-based programsAbdominal obesityHypertension controlCVD preventionGlucose intoleranceProcoagulant stateBlood pressureGlycemic disordersMetabolic syndromeACE inhibitorsMetabolic abnormalitiesProject nurseTobacco cessationInsulin resistanceDysfunction increases
1994
Comparison of the metabolic effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin. Dose-response relationships in healthy young and middle-aged adults.
Boulware SD, Tamborlane WV, Rennert NJ, Gesundheit N, Sherwin RS. Comparison of the metabolic effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin. Dose-response relationships in healthy young and middle-aged adults. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1994, 93: 1131-1139. PMID: 8132753, PMCID: PMC294058, DOI: 10.1172/jci117065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant human insulin-like growth factorInsulin-like growth factorHuman insulin-like growth factorMiddle-aged subjectsC-peptideYoung subjectsBasal IGF-I levelsHealthy middle-aged subjectsGlucose uptakeGrowth factorAdverse metabolic changesFree fatty acid levelsIGF-I levelsRelative insulin deficiencyEuglycemic clamp studiesFat oxidation rateDose-response relationshipFatty acid levelsInsulin-induced stimulationMiddle-aged adultsBasal insulinInsulin deficiencyMetabolic effectsClamp studiesRhIGF